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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 02:28 AM
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Default Do anyone have the HPS short ram intake??

Im thinking of getting that intake and im just wondering if anyone has it for the 08 scion tc. Does it give you the CEL? How is it?
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 03:05 AM
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I have one.

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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 03:33 AM
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how is it? did u have any problems with it?
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 03:48 AM
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I haven't had any problems with it I've had it for about a year and not one. Heck I don't think I have even cleaned the filter yet. (think I might want to do that soon). It's got a nice sound to it too
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 03:53 AM
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oh thats good. did you get the CEL? what year tc u have?
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Nope never got one and I have an 08
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 03:56 AM
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oh nice. ima get that intake. hope i dont get the CEL. anything else i gotta know before buying it?
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:01 AM
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I never got one so you should be fine. And all you need to know is the it comes with directions that are weird. They want you to take the front bumper off for some odd reason in the directions that come with it and I have clue why
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:03 AM
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you got a short ram right?
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:06 AM
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Yup
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:08 AM
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One more thinng the clamps the got over the tb are a pain
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:08 AM
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haha then i dont gotta take off the front bumper. it was an easy install?
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:09 AM
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oh the clamps are hard to put on?
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:11 AM
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They are just really tight fit before you tightnen them down I had to bend them back a little and then tighten them down once they were in place
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:17 AM
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bend what back?
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:19 AM
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didnt you have a fujita, if you can install that you can install this. It is basically the same thing.
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:23 AM
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yeah i had the fujita cold air intake. gonna take it out because its causing the CEL
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:25 AM
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then why are you asking how to install it, it is the same thing except a short ram meaning you dont even have to deal with putting it through the fender.

Also we told you how to deal with getting a free new part for the fujita so you dont get a cel
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:26 AM
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Hard to explain I had to open the clamps up more than what they would without bending wish I knew a better way to explain it. I had to compleatly unscrew the t-bolt clamps and bend them open a little more
Old Jan 11, 2010 | 04:28 AM
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If you installe an intake befor you wilt have a problem with this you will see what I'm talking about when you go to put it on it's no big deal or anything to worry about



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